According to ABS figures, the value of residential building work climbed by 2.2 per cent compared to the March quarter and 9.6 per cent compared to June last year.

Detached houses are regaining their dominance in the new build sector, Ms Hopkins suggested.

“A closer look at these preliminary results shows that the detached house segment was the key driver of growth in residential building during the June 2014 quarter, compared with the March quarter when multi-unit building led the charge,” she said.